The assistant attorney general says “the resonance these issues have is something that I’ve never witnessed in my lifetime.” By Nilay Patel, editor-in-chief of the Verge, host of the Decoder podcast, and co-host of The Vergecast. Photo illustration: The Verge
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23andMe Is Under Fire. Its Founder Remains ‘Optimistic’
23andMe has been a lot of things throughout its history. Founded in 2006, it’s best known as a genetic testing company that provides insights into people’s ancestry and health risks from tubes of spit they send through the mail. It’s
The Biden Campaign Is Officially Trolling on TikTok Now
President Joe Biden is officially on TikTok. In the middle of the Super Bowl on Sunday, the Biden campaign announced that it had joined the platform. In Biden’s first post, he’s asked a series of questions, like whether he prefers
AI is nothing to be scared of — Nvidia CEO plays down fears in call for rapid AI infrastructure growth
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has called for countries to build their own AI infrastructure, “as fast as you can” in order to take advantage of the economic benefits as soon as possible. Huang says the fear surrounding AI is driven
AI at Work
Artificial Intelligence In a short span of time, artificial intelligence has gone from a pipe dream to a ubiquitous feature. What does that mean for industries, workers, and consumers? AI, once an ambiguous science fiction trope, has become an ambiguous
When a death is clickbait
In the wake of death, AI-generated obituaries litter search results, turning even private individuals into clickbait. By Mia Sato, platforms and communities reporter with five years of experience covering the companies that shape technology and the people who use their
Fortnite isn’t getting a Doctor Who collab, according to the show’s executive producer: ‘It’s a complete myth, I’m afraid’
Fortnite might be packed with exciting collaborations, but according to current Doctor Who showrunner and executive producer Russell T Davies, the rumors of the British sci-fi series crossing over with the eternally popular battle royale game are totally false. As
Galaxy AI could be coming to last-gen Samsung phones sooner than we thought
We recently reported that Samsung’s new Galaxy AI features will be coming to previous-generation Galaxy phones at some point “within the first half of the year”, and now we’ve got a better idea of when, exactly, that might be. According
‘The Fall Guy’ Super Bowl trailer sees Ryan Gosling weeping to Taylor Swift
Ryan Gosling’s traded his Oscar-nominated Beach job for Stunts in the highly chaotic trailer for The Fall Guy, dropped during the Super Bowl on Sunday. It’s the second look we’ve had at Bullet Train director David Leitch’s upcoming action comedy,
The infamous yellow paint discourse is back for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
Upcoming fantasy role-playing game (RPG) Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth has sparked online drama thanks to its use of color-coded paint to telegraph certain platforming sections in the environment. We’ve known for a while now that the upcoming game‘s open-world sections